| Date: | Monday 1 May 1944 |
| Time: | 08:40 |
| Type: |  Douglas C-47A-60-DL (DC-3) |
| Owner/operator: | United States Army Air Force - USAAF |
| Registration: | 42-24376 |
| MSN: | 10238 |
| Year of manufacture: | 1943 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 0 / Occupants: |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed, written off |
| Category: | UI |
| Location: | 40 km SW of Palel -
 India
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | |
A formation of eight C-47 transport planes was attacked by Japanese Nakajima Ki-43-I Oscar fighters. The aircraft were flying at 1000 feet. C-47 42-24376 was hit in the tail, severing some control cables. A fire erupted in some empty gasoline drums in the cargo hold. The pilot carried out a forced landing. The airplane bounced off a small knoll and crashed into a swamp.
Sources:
C-47/R4D Skytrain Units of the Pacific and CBI / By David Isby
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